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January 7, 2021
While enrollment for 2021 farm programs has been open since Oct. 13, questions of which option to select — Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) — are lacking solid answers in the minds of many Michigan producers.
December 1, 2020
Four Michigan Farm Bureau young farmers, declared state winners earlier this year in their respective contest categories, were recognized Nov. 30 during the organization’s virtual 2020 State Annual Meeting.
December 21, 2020
This year has thrown people for a loop in many ways, but one thing hasn’t changed — animals still produce manure that needs to be managed. Michigan Farm Bureau and Michigan State University Extension (MSUE) are excited to announce the inaugural Michigan Manure Management Summit.
Steve Rigoni’s passion for education brought him to Countryside Academy in Benton Harbor. His leadership and experience growing up on a farm and working in agribusiness built his legacy. It also earned him top honors as Michigan Farm Bureau’s 2020 Educator of the Year, during its virtual recognition event on Monday, Nov. 30, 2020.
December 3, 2020
Michigan Farm Bureau began its first all-virtual annual meeting Dec. 2 with nominations and elections for the board of directors that leads the state’s largest farm organization. One new member was chosen to represent the organization’s vital Young Farmer program; all other elected officers were incumbents reelected to two-year terms on the MFB Board of Directors